Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-11-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. g. 1887.

FROM W ASftANS1VN.
Especial Correspondence OF tho Aleza. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 4. 1887.
Mr.. ]. R. Tucker returned. to-day from
New York, where he and Col. Gordon OF
Richmond and Attorney General Ayers OF
Virginia, had consultation yesterday with
Mr.. Conkling upon the case OF the Virginia
State officers to be argued before the U. 3.
Supreme Court Monday week. ALI the
points in the case were considered, and sucn
as will be used, settled upon. As heretofore
stated, the court having limited the NUMBER
of counsel to be heard on each side to TWO,
the argument for the State OF Virginia VIII
be made by Messrs. Tucker and Conkling'
Mr.. Tucker being informed that Gov. Cnath'
berlain, counsel for the bondholders, was
looking for q stenograpblc report OF MS
speech in the anarchists case, TO use against
him in the Virginia case, SAID IL made no
difference to him whether the Governor u
found it or not, as he had said nothing IN IL
that would controvert what ne intenos say
Ing in the latter case.
Republicans from Virginia here to-day
say thew don't know whether General Ma
hone has put out any money or not in MS
present campaign, but that if he has, none OF
il has come out of the pockets of the men ID
their respective neighborhoods into wnlcn
il has been put. They say that So .5OO was
sent to Mr.. John Wise by the Disston saw
compapy and other protection friends in Phll-
adelpbia. all of which has been used IN
Richmond, but with that exception they
don't know that any other money has Deen
spent. though they have heard that General
Mahone has received many and some quite
large contributions TO his election fund:
The latest cabinet report is that MIR. DICK
inson, of Michigan, and not Mr. Stephenson
will be Postmaster General when Mr. Villas
shall be transferred 10 the Interior Depart
ment.
A stock company s Icing organized here
for developing green sand mari, large de'
posts of which are to be found all along Inc
Virginia side of the Potomac river, and
which is said to be one of the most valuable
fertilizers ever discovered.
The War Department is in receipt of a
telegram from Gen. Terry stating that he
has been advised by Gen. Ruger that in &C
cordance with an agreement with Inspector
Armstrong, he mad ordered all the Crows to
assemble at the agency today.
II is understood here that the election OF
Senator German to the directory OF the b. q
TO- r. R. indicates that the West Virginia
Railroad, in which he is also interested, ex
poets to obtain possession of the bed of the
c. s. o. Canal and use it for railroad track
TO tide. water.
Mr.. W. W DUNCAN, receiver Of The Alex
andria Canal Company says the free bridge
across the Potomac on the piers OF the canal
aqueduct will be open for. foot and carriage
travel by the holidays, but will not be com
pleted before next Spring.
The President aud all The Cabinet officers
seem to be confident that New York State
will go democratic next Tuesday. The
Washington correspondent Of New York
New YORK would go democratic, but could
find NO taker.
The package which last evening was de-
livered to Chief Justice Waite and which
upon investigation was found to contain
contrivance supposed to be an infernal ma
chine, was this morning sent TO District
Chemist Richardson for expert analysis. At
noon Mr.. Richardson had not arrived at ns
Office and it is not yet acertaiued that the
package contains dangerous substances.
The person through vi HON the police in
directly learned that the mysterious look
ing package had been sent to TIA Chief Jus.
tice was again questioned this morning by
the Police Inspector, but nothing new was
elected. 1t is the general opinion that the
machine is o sham and that the whole
thing was an attempt on the part OF the per-
son who made the alleged discovery to
manufactured sensation" for sale to news
papers. 1t is learned that this person told
thestory to several correspondents individu-
ally and represented to each of them that
the buyers would have it exclusively.
The person above referred to has just made
a confession that he invented the whole
scheme and for the purpose Of selling the
story to newspapers. His name is sher.
burne g.. Hopkins, OF New Hamp-
shire. A similar package was reeeiy-
ed to day by the Secretary of War.
Hopkins, In his confession, duplicates Arthur
B. Sperry, reporter on a newspaper here.
and says the phial found in the package
contained only ink and very email quar-
tity of powder. Both Hopkins and Sperry
were Immediately arrested.
The streets of the new town of Rosslyh. near
the south end of the Aqueduct bridge, will soon
be graded.
This was the lsst day OF the races. large
crowd, including quite number of Alexandrians,
was in attendance.
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